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9 Genuine Spring gardening tips for beginners in USA

Spring is the best time to start gardening for beginners or almost everyone whether they are intermediate or advanced in gardening. Spring season is very effective for plants to recover after dormancy, best for sowing seeds, and good to start having houseplants indoors.  Beginners ignore this beautiful and most importantly its duration for gardening but some don't even if they don't know the right methods of gardening.  But don't worry new gardeners, here I'm going to share my tips so that you can understand what are the problems you're going to face in spring and how to deal with them easily.  Spring gardening tips for beginners  I'm growing almost every kind of garden plant whether it is vegetables, fruits, flowers, or other houseplants. I've some valuable tips to share with you that every gardener should follow particularly in spring, especially beginner gardeners. 1. While sowing seeds in spring Don't be too late while sowing leafy vegetable seeds in...

Quick start of growing Mustard Greens in containers(USA)

Mustard greens are seasonal leafy vegetables that can give you multiple harvesting of fresh leaves throughout the season. It contains Iron, Calcium, and Magnesium in enough percentage that is beneficial for your body to fulfill the manual requirements.  These mustard greens are easier to grow in containers even for beginners without any training. Just following the fundamentals of growing it, you can easily grow them in containers.  Let's understand the easiest method of growing mustard greens in a garden.  How to grow mustard greens in containers? Mustard greens look green like spinach but slightly different from that. One can consume them raw or cooked but the most important part is their short harvesting time. Mustard greens become ready within 40 to 50 days for the first harvesting from the sowing date.  Let's understand its growing conditions, and then I'll tell you the easy method to grow them in your yard or containers.  Growing conditions of mustard gree...

Removing odd looking Ground Ivy from the lawn in USA

Ground Ivy is one of the most common lawn weeds which expands rapidly with its perennial nature in the lawn. It grows in moist conditions where shade remains for so long time. Once these weeds establish themselves in the lawn, it will be so difficult to remove them even using wee-killers. Let's understand their identification, basic causes, and methods of removing them from the lawn permanently.   Ground Ivy in lawn removal Ground Ivy grows on the lawn with unique leaves that can be allergic to sensitive skin even animals can get diarrhea if they consume it in excessive amounts. Let's understand Ground Ivy in detail and the method of removing it from the lawn.  Identification of Ground Ivy Leaves - Rounded with multiple  Flowers-  Violet  Color - Green leaves Height - 1-foot max Nature- Invasive  Causes of ground ivy in lawn  Long shady atmosphere A common cause for growing Ground Ivy is a shaded atmosphere on the lawn for a long time. This shade ...

Advanced Pruning of a Juniper Bonsai tree in USA

Juniper bonsai trees become bushy and not groom well without pruning and trimming for a long time. One thing that I can agree with you gardeners is that it is quite different and slightly difficult to prune Juniper bonsai at the right time and at the right points.  Beginners do mistakes as they prune without trimming specific twigs, branches, and leaves. It can be very bad for Juniper Bonsai to cut random sections. For better grooming, you need to reconsider the method and specific sections for pruning. Pruning Juniper bonsai tree The problem with Juniper bonsai increases when leaves start to get dry and brown. The wrong pruning method can enforce the entire tree's focus on strange sections or pruning will not work. Let's understand why a juniper bonsai tree needs pruning and when to prune it every year.  Why prune Juniper bonsai? Let's see some of the essential reasons for pruning a Juniper bonsai tree at home- For grooming and better shape  Regular and irregular growth ...

Proper Pruning of a Yew shrub or Taxus in garden or yard in USA

Yew shrubs are one of the most popular hedging shrubs for gardens and landscaping. These shrubs look very good in trimmed shapes and control too much noise around the house.  Like every lawn shrub, yew shrub pruning is very important on regular basis. If you are a beginner and never touched any pruning or trimming tools, then it is better to ask for expert help otherwise you may injure yourself.  Though, DIY pruning of yew is very easy for intermediate gardeners the right technique and method are important. Don't worry, I'll give help you here to prune yew shrubs at the right time with a suitable method.  Pruning yew shrubs in the backyard The timing of pruning is very important as its method of pruning is. Yew shrubs sometimes get dry leaves, and yellowish leaves(because of bad soil), and sometimes grow faster. So inspection of shrubs should be your priority.  But before that let's understand the reasons for pruning and the right time to prune a yew shrub.  Why...

Trouble-free method of growing squash in raised bed garden in USA

Squash can grow in ordinary containers or garden land but to grow it in raised beds is a very different thing. Both varieties of squash; summer squash and winter squash are different to grow with each other and need specific conditions to develop. Mostly, we grow winter varieties of squash in raised beds. Here, you will know the method of growing squash in raised beds with the right season and the right duration of harvesting.  How to grow squash in raised beds? Growing squash in raised beds has many advantages less irrigation required, less weeding, increased harvesting duration, etc. But before you move on to the method of growing squash in raised beds, I will suggest you know at least the basics of raised beds and squash if you are a beginner.  Season of growing and harvesting squash For the winter squash, you can start sowing seeds in nursery beds from late summer to early fall though, in specific conditions, they can grow a month before and late to this sowing period....

Structural Lawn moss removal(DIY) without affecting grass and its prevention in USA

The method to remove moss from lawns sometimes causes lawn grass with it. This is because of less precision in moss removal methods and a lack of knowledge of herbicides and manual weed killers.  Moss creates a slippery surface over lawn grass and covers the grass spaces quickly. For common lawn grass lovers, it is very bad to have moss on the lawn. Still, it has some good landscape purpose scopes but not in regular lawns. To remove lawn moss, you should better know the causes of developing moss first. Even though once you remove lawn moss, it doesn't go for all. You should either prevent its growing conditions or it will grow again.  Don't worry, I'll give you all the details of lawn moss and the method to remove it without killing lawn grass. Lawn moss removal and prevention In the early stages, moss can be removed and reduced manually with easy methods but in a mature moss lawn, you need several moss-killer herbicides and a raking tool to remove it.  But before that, I...